9 ways to shave - take 2

Well, thanks to an anonymous poster on the  "9 ways to Shave Less" post, we now have the link for the 9 ways to shave less.....

http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/tips/g8037/how-to-shave-your-legs/

And all it is is a few tips - exfoliate, shave against the grain, use a badger's brush (think old barber shop shaving) and gel, and use a sugar rub after you shave to slow hair growth.

After looking at it, I give it a shrug.  To me, it doesn't give you a definite way to shave less - I can't exfoliate OR use a sugar rub thanks to my Psoriasis.  I say, post at your own discretion.

Workout day 3!

I made it a third time!  Yay!  SodiumGirl had a bunch of homework to finish, so only SuperTater joined me tonight.  After having my legs hurt all week, we worked on arms today.  We did the 7 day arm jiggle workout.

This is a light, but possibly effective workout.  I like it, but I think I could have done more.  So I'm calling this a maybe?

Any suggestions on what work outs to do next week?  We'll have workout days on Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday coming up.

Workout 2 of the week

Can you believe it?!?!  I made it 2 days this week!  This time SodiumGirl AND SuperTater (my son - 8.5) joined me.  I have to say as a mom, it's tough working out with 2 kids working out along side you. This is one of the few times they decided to get along.  So, I'm trying to focus on my form and not mess up, while also saying things like "Would you two stop rolling around?", "You need to make sure you are doing your squats straight back, not to the side.", and "I'm glad you finished your set, but can you please stay quiet until I'm done?"

So, once I made it upstairs (where I work out) after the work out Sunday night, we did this work out -

This was pretty tough.  The "Lunge Knee Hops" were strange and the kids LOVED the "Sumo Squat Knee Ups" (they pretended to be Suma Wrestlers) and I will never learn to enjoy Burpees!  But I would definitely call this a good one!  We'll do it again!

Working out

So, I'm going to try this again.  My daughter (SodiumGirl) is going to work out with me as well. She's 12 and I want to start her off on the right foot on a life of fitness. 

She has a kidney disorder called Minimal Change, Nephrotic Syndrome.  That means her kidneys stopped functioning properly (last May) and her body filled up with fluid.  She was admitted to the hospital for just over a week, where she was on a number of drugs (diuretics, steroids, etc) to rid her body of the excess fluid and proteins.  When she left the hospital, she had lost around 35lbs! 

Anyway, due to this disorder, it's best that she not eat a lot of sodium.  This will not prevent her from having problems in the future, but it WILL reduce the amount of fluid her body will retain, if the kidneys stop working again.

So, with that said, you will see a lot of "low sodium" recipes here and maybe some links to her page as well.  Her doctor is also adamant that she get regular exercise.  Her school only requires they take P.E. for half the school year.  She had it first semester and will have another elective the rest of the year.  I thought this would be a great time for her and I to start a workout routine of some sort.  I REALLY didn't want to, but I decided what better time than tonight. 

First, I want to post our measurements (no weight right now!) and I think we'll try to do this once a month.  Here they are -

Measurement	SodiumGirl	Me
Neck	12.5"	15.5"
Waist	26.5"	42"
Left Thigh	16.5"	30"
Right Thigh	16.5"	30.5"
Hips	34"	51"
Left Calf	12"	18"
Right Calf	12.5"	18"
Left Arm	9"	17"
Right Arm	9.5"	16.5"

As you can see, she's a bit smaller than me ;)  For tonight, we picked the following work out.  It's from backonpointe.tumblr.com originally, but I can't seem to find it on that page.  I've posted it below though.

It was a great work out!  SodiumGirl has trouble with the planks ;)  And I had a little trouble with the full bridges.  We BOTH had trouble with the "Incline push-ups"  LOL  I would definitely do this workout again.